stælwierþe

Old English

Alternative forms

• stǣlwyrþe, stǣlwirþe

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly a contraction of staþol +‎ -wierþe, or from stǣl +‎ -wierþe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstæːlˌwi͜yr.θe/, [ˈstæːlˌwi͜yrˠ.ðe]

Adjective

stǣlwierþe (West Saxon)

1. (of a person) able to stand in good stead; serviceable

Declension

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stǣlwierþe	stǣlwierþu, stǣlwierþo	stǣlwierþe
Accusative	stǣlwierþne	stǣlwierþe	stǣlwierþe
Genitive	stǣlwierþes	stǣlwierþre	stǣlwierþes
Dative	stǣlwierþum	stǣlwierþre	stǣlwierþum
Instrumental	stǣlwierþe	stǣlwierþre	stǣlwierþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stǣlwierþe	stǣlwierþa, stǣlwierþe	stǣlwierþu, stǣlwierþo
Accusative	stǣlwierþe	stǣlwierþa, stǣlwierþe	stǣlwierþu, stǣlwierþo
Genitive	stǣlwierþra	stǣlwierþra	stǣlwierþra
Dative	stǣlwierþum	stǣlwierþum	stǣlwierþum
Instrumental	stǣlwierþum	stǣlwierþum	stǣlwierþum

Declension of stǣlwierþe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stǣlwierþa	stǣlwierþe	stǣlwierþe
Accusative	stǣlwierþan	stǣlwierþan	stǣlwierþe
Genitive	stǣlwierþan	stǣlwierþan	stǣlwierþan
Dative	stǣlwierþan	stǣlwierþan	stǣlwierþan
Instrumental	stǣlwierþan	stǣlwierþan	stǣlwierþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stǣlwierþan	stǣlwierþan	stǣlwierþan
Accusative	stǣlwierþan	stǣlwierþan	stǣlwierþan
Genitive	stǣlwierþra, stǣlwierþena	stǣlwierþra, stǣlwierþena	stǣlwierþra, stǣlwierþena
Dative	stǣlwierþum	stǣlwierþum	stǣlwierþum
Instrumental	stǣlwierþum	stǣlwierþum	stǣlwierþum

Declension of stǣlwierþe — Weak

Descendants

• Middle English: stalwurthe, stelewurthe, stal-worth, stalwarde
  • English: stalworth
  • Scots: stalwart, staluart, stalward, stalwarde, stalwairt, stallwart, stalouart, stalliard, stalawrt, stalowart, stallowart, stalluart
    • → English: stalwart